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Which patient needs a CT scan?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The blood pressure was 170/100 in the critical care area. Cardiology wanted a CT of the aorta to rule out dissection, presumably partly due to the very high blood pressure readings, but also because it is hard for people to believe that a 20-something woman could have acute thrombotic coronary artery. This is easy to see.